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<span class="chip">FAQ</span>
<h1>Fast answers for first-time evaluators.</h1>
<p>
This page exists so the public front door can answer common install, trust, and support
questions without burying them inside the README.
</p>
<div class="faq">
<section class="item">
<h3>Do I need to build Prompt Switchboard locally?</h3>
<p>
No. The shortest evaluation path is the packaged release zip from GitHub Releases.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Is there a browser-store install today?</h3>
<p>
Not yet. The supported install path today is the packaged GitHub Release zip.
Browser-store submission materials are being kept ready, but GitHub Releases remains
the supported install surface today.
</p>
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<h3>What do I need before the first compare run?</h3>
<p>
A Chromium-compatible browser with Developer Mode, plus at least one supported AI chat
tab already open and signed in inside the same browser profile where you load Prompt
Switchboard. The empty state inside the extension now walks you through opening tabs,
checking readiness, and seeding the first prompt.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Which sites are supported today?</h3>
<p>
The public support surface currently targets ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Qwen, and
Grok. The supported-sites page is the canonical public list for this front door.
</p>
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<h3>Does Prompt Switchboard proxy prompts through a hosted backend?</h3>
<p>
No. The compare flow stays inside your browser and reuses the sessions you already
trust.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Where should I go for support or onboarding?</h3>
<p>
Start with the install guide, first compare guide, supported sites page, and trust
boundary page. For follow-up questions, use GitHub Discussions.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Can I export a compare result or share it outside the side panel?</h3>
<p>
Yes, but the current share surface stays export-based and host-local. Prompt
Switchboard can copy a compare summary, export Markdown, and keep a readable compare
artifact without turning the product into a hosted share-link service.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>What are prompt packs?</h3>
<p>
Prompt packs are reusable compare starters for writing, research, coding explanations,
and rewriting. They exist to get you to the first useful compare run faster than a
blank input box.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Does the AI Compare Analyst change the trust boundary?</h3>
<p>
The core compare lane does not change: it still reuses the browser tabs and sessions
you already trust. The AI Compare Analyst is optional and runs one structured prompt
through a supported browser tab when you enable that lane.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Does this build store an analysis API key?</h3>
<p>
No. The current repository build does not ship direct browser API-key execution for
the analyst lane. The shipped path uses a browser session you already trust, and the
direct BYOK path stays gated until there is a safer server-backed token flow.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>What does the AI Compare Analyst actually add?</h3>
<p>
It adds an optional decision-assist lane on top of the core compare board. The analyst
can summarize consensus, explain disagreement, recommend the best-fit answer to
continue from, and draft the next follow-up question, but it does not pretend to be an
absolute automatic judge.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>What does the MCP server expose?</h3>
<p>
The MCP server exposes Prompt Switchboard product actions, not arbitrary browser
automation. The current surface covers readiness checks, model-tab opening, compare
runs, failed-model retries, session reads, compare export, the browser-session
analysis lane, the optional local Switchyard runtime-backed analyst lane, and the
built-in next-step workflow tools including workflow run/list/get/resume actions.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Is there a repo-local operator helper for Codex and Claude Code workflows?</h3>
<p>
Yes. Use <code>npm run mcp:operator -- doctor</code>,
<code>npm run mcp:operator -- server</code>, and
<code>npm run mcp:operator -- smoke</code> as the main maintainer path. The same
helper also keeps bridge status and workflow staging inside the governed MCP tool
contract instead of inventing a second public CLI protocol, while
<code>readiness</code> returns the cached readiness snapshot and
<code>workflow-get</code> reads the current workflow snapshot through the same local
MCP server path.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Which coding agents are the main MCP bindings today?</h3>
<p>
The strongest repo-specific MCP bindings today are OpenAI Codex and Claude Code. This
repo now also ships public bundle-ready MCP packets for OpenCode and OpenClaw, but
those paths are still narrower and less verified than the Codex and Claude Code host
lanes.
</p>
<p>
If you want the actual copy-paste setup snippets, open
<a href="./mcp-starter-kits.html">the MCP starter kits guide</a>.
</p>
<p>
If you also need the public distribution truth, open
<a href="./public-distribution-matrix.html">the public distribution matrix</a>.
</p>
<p>
If you want the shortest one-host packet instead of the full matrix, open
<a href="./mcp-host-packets.html">the host packets page</a>.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>
Where do the MCP starter files go for Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, and OpenClaw?
</h3>
<p>
Codex uses a <code>config.toml</code> MCP block, Claude Code uses a Claude MCP config
such as <code>.mcp.json</code>, OpenCode uses a project-root
<code>opencode.jsonc</code>, and OpenClaw uses <code>openclaw mcp set</code> or an
<code>mcp.servers</code> entry.
</p>
<p>
The <a href="./mcp-starter-kits.html">starter-kits guide</a> and the
<code>prompt-switchboard://builder/support-matrix</code> resource now spell out the
exact placement hints.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>
Is Prompt Switchboard already listed on an official marketplace or registry for every
documented host?
</h3>
<p>
No. Prompt Switchboard now ships repo-owned public bundles for Codex, Claude Code,
OpenCode, and OpenClaw, but that is not the same thing as an official marketplace or
registry listing.
</p>
<p>
Use <a href="./public-distribution-matrix.html">the public distribution matrix</a>
when you need to separate “official surface exists”, “repo-owned bundle ships now”,
and “Prompt Switchboard is actually published there already.”
</p>
<p>
Use <a href="./mcp-host-packets.html">the host packets page</a> when you want the
fastest exact packet for one host instead of the full matrix.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Is there a public API or SDK today?</h3>
<p>
Not yet. The current host-facing surface is the repo-owned MCP server plus the shared
bridge protocol inside this repository. Prompt Switchboard does not ship a public HTTP
API or a general-purpose SDK in this release.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Does the MCP server need a hosted relay?</h3>
<p>
No. MCP clients connect to a local stdio server, and that server reaches the
extension through a localhost bridge on the host machine.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Can I run the MCP server in Docker?</h3>
<p>
Yes. The Docker image packages the repo-owned MCP server and repo-local operator
helper, but it does not turn Prompt Switchboard into a hosted compare service.
</p>
<p>
The browser extension, login state, and compare-first trust boundary still stay on the
host. Use <a href="./docker-integration.html">the Docker integration page</a> when you
want the exact build, run, and bridge-port story.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Are workflow runs durable after the browser session ends?</h3>
<p>
No. Workflow run snapshots are session-scoped runtime cache. They are useful for the
current browser session and current compare turn, but they are not a durable
cold-start ledger that survives every restart. Use the workflow list/get/resume tools
only while the current browser session still owns that snapshot.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Does the Switchyard runtime replace the browser-tab compare lane?</h3>
<p>
No. The optional local Switchyard runtime lane only powers the analyst execution path.
Prompt Switchboard still keeps the compare-first side panel, tab readiness, compare
fan-out, and workflow shell inside the browser.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Does “Seed composer only” run the next compare automatically?</h3>
<p>
No. Seed-only actions only stage the next prompt in the composer. Use the workflow
panel's <code>Run next compare now</code> action when you want Prompt Switchboard
to execute another compare turn through the compare-first lane.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Does this release use Chrome Native Messaging?</h3>
<p>
No. The shipped transport is a local stdio MCP server plus the localhost bridge. Native
Messaging remains an optional future hardening path, not the active runtime transport
in this build.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>
What belongs in Discussions, what belongs in Issues, and where do security reports go?
</h3>
<p>
Use Discussions for onboarding, workflow ideas, and open-ended product questions. Use
Issues for reproducible bugs on the supported surfaces. Use SECURITY.md for
security-sensitive reports instead of posting details in public.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>What if a supported site stops working after a UI change?</h3>
<p>
That is usually selector drift: the site changed its DOM and the extension needs an
update. Check the latest packaged build and search Issues or Discussions before filing
a new bug report.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Can Prompt Switchboard tell me when a model tab is not ready?</h3>
<p>
Yes. The compare workspace now surfaces model readiness so you can see whether a
selected tab is ready, still loading, missing, or likely affected by selector drift
before you send the next run, and the repair center points to the next action instead
of leaving you with a dead status pill.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Do I have to rerun every model when only one site fails?</h3>
<p>
No. Prompt Switchboard now supports targeted recovery so you can retry the failed
model cards instead of replaying the entire comparison board.
</p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Is this a provider SDK or automation framework for any website?</h3>
<p>
No. Prompt Switchboard is a compare-first browser extension for a defined set of AI
chat surfaces. It is intentionally narrower than a generic automation stack, and the
MCP server keeps that same product boundary instead of exposing raw browser control.
</p>
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<h2>Public onboarding links</h2>
<div class="faq">
<section class="item">
<h3>Install guide</h3>
<p>Use this when you want the shortest path from download to first compare run.</p>
<p><a class="nav-link" href="./install.html">Open install guide</a></p>
</section>
<section class="item">
<h3>Supported sites</h3>
<p>Use this when you want the current support list and selector-drift expectations.</p>
<p><a class="nav-link" href="./supported-sites.html">Open supported sites</a></p>
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<h3>Trust boundary</h3>
<p>Use this when you want the browser-kept and no-hosted-relay explanation.</p>
<p><a class="nav-link" href="./trust-boundary.html">Read trust boundary</a></p>
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<p>
Use this when you want onboarding help, product discussion, or compare-first feedback.
</p>
<p>
<a
class="nav-link"
href="https://github.com/xiaojiou176-open/multi-ai-sidepanel/discussions"
>Open Discussions</a
>
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<h3>MCP-capable coding agents</h3>
<p>
Use this when you want the shortest explanation of how Prompt Switchboard fits OpenAI
Codex and Claude Code through the governed MCP integration, while keeping other
MCP-capable coding hosts in the compatibility-note layer instead of turning Prompt
Switchboard into generic browser automation.
</p>
<p><a class="nav-link" href="./mcp-coding-agents.html">Open MCP agents guide</a></p>
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